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VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY:
Final road test in store for UNF
11/5/2008 5:41:57 PM | Volleyball
Lady Ospreys play final road conference series this weekend
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida women's volleyball team will head up to Georgia this weekend to take on Mercer and Kennesaw State in its final road conference matches of the season.
The action begins at 7 p.m. on Friday when the Lady Ospreys (10-13, 8-8 Atlantic Sun Conference) take on Mercer in Macon, Ga. UNF will close out the weekend with a 4 p.m. contest on Saturday against Kennesaw State in Kennesaw, Ga.
UNF won matches at home earlier this season against both teams. Behind a career-high 27 kills from sophomore Kaley Read, the Lady Ospreys defeated Mercer 3-2 (19-25, 25-18, 34-36, 25- 21, 15-10) on Sept. 13. Sophomore Chelsea Rabe also had a then-career-high 19 digs. To read about the match, click here.
On Sept. 12, UNF easily dispatched Kennesaw State, 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 28-26). The Lady Ospreys hit a then-season-best .222 (37-13-108), and Read notched a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs. Junior Agata Dawidowicz tied the school record for aces in a three-set match with eight. To read about the match, click here.
Mercer (16-8, 11-5) has gone 11-5 overall and 10- 3 in the A-Sun since playing UNF. The Bears, currently the fourth-place team in the conference, picked up a 3- 1 win against Stetson and lost 3-2 to Florida Gulf Coast last weekend. Mercer is the A-Sun's top defensive team, ranking first in blocks (2.2/set) and digs (17/set). Karen Dorris leads the Bears in kills with 3.38 per set, while Libby Hansch leads the team in hitting percentage (.284) and blocks (0.98/set).
Kennesaw State (6-20, 5-11) has lost three of its last four and went 1-1 last weekend in conference play with a 3-0 loss to Florida Gulf and a 3-0 win against Stetson. The Owls fell 3-1 to Presbyterian in non- conference action on Tuesday night. Sabrita Gulley leads the Owls with 2.71 kills per set.
The Lady Ospreys went 2-1 last week, including two wins over the weekend with 3-2 decisions over East Tennessee State and USC Upstate at UNF Arena. Read averaged 3.93 kills per set last week, which included a 21 kill performance against Upstate.
UNF Schedule
Friday, Nov. 7
7 p.m. - UNF at Mercer
Saturday, Nov. 8
4 p.m. - UNF at Kennesaw State
Live Stats vs. Mercer: Click here
Live Stats vs. Kennesaw State: Click here
Admission: Mercer - Free; Kennesaw State - $5 for adults, $2 for youth (8th grade and under)
Series: UNF leads Mercer, 8-1; UNF leads Kennesaw State, 2-1
Last Week's Results:
UNF 3, USC Upstate 2
Box Score
Recap
UNF 3, East Tennessee State 2
Box Score
Recap
Jacksonville 3, UNF 1
Box Score
Recap
Watch Out For: Freshman setter Julie Fye hasn't skipped a beat since stepping in for the injured sophomore starter Madie Belvin, who ended her season last week in practice with a separated shoulder. In three matches last week, she averaged 8.5 assists per set and helped lead the Lady Ospreys to a 2-0 record in her starts.
Notables: Junior Agata Dawidowicz continues to lead the nation in total aces (76) and aces per set (0.84) ... she is on pace to finish with at least 96 aces, which would break UNF's single season record of 91, set by Teri Taylor in 1992 ... Read has now moved into 10th place all-time in the UNF record book for kills per set with 2.91 ... Read's .232 career hitting percentage and 713 attack attempts also put her 10th in the UNF records.
